Status: support by Air Force; employment

§ 9441. Status: support by Air Force; employment (a) The Civil Air Patrol is a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force. (b) To assist the Civil Air Patrol in the fulfillment of its objectives as set forth in section 202 of title 36, the Secretary of the Air Force may, under regulations prescribed by him with the approval of the Secretary of Defense— (1) give, lend, or sell to the Civil Air Patrol without regard to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)— (A) major items of equipment, including aircraft, motor vehicles, and communication equipment; and (B) necessary related supplies and training aids; that are excess to the military departments; (2) permit the use of such services and facilities of the Air Force as he considers to be needed by the Civil Air Patrol to carry out its mission; (3) furnish such quantities of fuel and lubricants to the Civil Air Patrol as are needed by it to carry out any mission assigned to it by the Air Force; (4) establish, maintain, and supply liaison offices of the Air Force at the National, State, and Territorial headquarters, and at not more than eight regional headquarters, of the Civil Air Patrol; (5) detail or assign any member of the Air Force or any officer or employee of the Department of the Air Force to any liaison office at the National, State, or Territorial headquarters, and at not more than eight regional headquarters, of the Civil Air Patrol; 573 (6) detail any member of the Air Force or any officer or employee of the Department of the Air Force to any unit or installation of the Civil Air Patrol to assist in the training program of the Civil Air Patrol; and (7) in time of war, or of national emergency declared after May 27, 1954, by Congress or the President, authorize the payment of travel expenses and allowances, in accordance with the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (5 U.S.C. 835 et seq.), to members of the Civil Air Patrol while carrying out any mission specifically assigned by the Air Force. (c) The Secretary may use the services of the Civil Air Patrol in fulfilling the noncombat mission of the Department of the Air Force.